2023 Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Health Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 40,596 public health students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public health students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Health Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named West Coast University - Dallas the best value school in the Southwest Region for public health students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Dallas, West Coast University - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
West Coast University - Dallas graduate students pay an average of $10,735 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public health schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, TTUHSC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
TTUHSC graduate students pay an average of $19,056 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Worth.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Wesleyan are $21,243 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas Wesleyan is ranked #1 for overall quality for public health in the Southwest Region .
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grand Canyon University is a great value for public health students working on their master’s degree. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Grand Canyon University graduate students pay an average of $11,538 in tuition and fees each year.
Lamar University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.
Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $15,755 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also claimed a spot on our Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Tyler are $16,786 a year.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #5 for overall quality for public health in the Southwest Region .
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public health programs. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UCO graduate students pay an average of $18,116 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Public Health at University of Central Oklahoma
Best Public Health Colleges by State
Explore the best public health schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,111 |
| Arizona | 1,067 |
| Oklahoma | 312 |
| New Mexico | 159 |
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Majors Related to Public Health
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.
Public Health Concentrations
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Public Health | 22,778 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 4,563 |
| Other Public Health | 3,432 |
| Health Services Administration | 3,119 |
| Community Health and Preventive Medicine | 2,272 |
| International Public Health/International Health | 1,599 |
| Environmental Health | 1,344 |
| Behavioral Aspects of Health | 814 |
| Health/Medical Physics | 258 |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 211 |
| Maternal and Child Health | 163 |
| Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality | 43 |
Majors Similar to Public Health
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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